English 8 unit 3 skill 1

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chatting

questions

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1. There are more than 54 groups in Viet Nam
2. The H’mong don’t live in the Red river delta

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3. Most ethnic group live mainly on hunting

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4. The musical of the Tay is flute

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5. The Viet live all over the country

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6. All the groups have the same languages
7. The Tay live in a stilt house

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8. The Odu has the smallest population

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9. The Cham live mainly in southern provinces

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10. The Viet work on terraced fields

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Chatting

questions
1. The Khmer live mainly in southern provinces

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2. The Muong live a nomadic life

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3. We can see terraced fields in Red river Delta

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4. “Hat then” belongs to the H’mong

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5. Each ethnic group has their own costumes

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6. The H’mong in Sapa speak English well

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7. “Gong – cång, chiªng” belongs to the Van Kieu
8. The Viet don’t live in a stilt house

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9. Ethnic groups never go hunting
10. Most ethnic groups go to open-air markets

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UNIT 3

PEOPLES IN VIET NAM
Lesson 5: Skill 1


I- reading

The thai



There are three kinds of Thai people

The white Thai

The black Thai

The red Thai

Main features

Language

Housing

Production activities

Festivals and ceremonies

Special food


What do you know about the Thai?

features

information

1. Population

1,500,000

2. Regions

Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Nghe An…

3. Language

Tay-Thai group

4. Housing

Stilt houses

5. Main jobs

Farming, cattle raising, cloth weaving

6. Main products

Bamboo items, cloth

7. Costumes
8. Festivals

Short blouse, long skirt, ornaments
Festivals with traditional games



Read the text then complete these sentences
with no more than ONE word
language
0. The Thai_______________ belongs to the Tay-Thai group
1. They get water for their fields from________________

canals

growing
2. The Thai earn their living from_______________ rice, raising
cattle, weaving cloth or making items from_______________
villages
3. The Thai live in _________________ with 40 to 50 houses each
costume
4. Their________________ consists of a short blouse, a long skirt
and ornaments
dance
5. “Xoe” is the traditional______________ of the Thai
6. The Thai worship their________________

ancestors

bamboo


Make a summary about the Thai?

features

information

1. Population

1,500,000

2. Regions

Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Nghe An…

3. Language

Tay-Thai group

4. Housing

Stilt houses

5. Main jobs

Farming, cattle raising, cloth weaving

6. Main products

Bamboo items, cloth

7. Costumes
8. Festivals

Short blouse, long skirt, ornaments
Festivals with traditional games


II- speaking

The Khmer

The bru-van kieu

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Population: 74,500
Regions: Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Hue
Language: Mon- Khmer group
Productions: growing rice on terraced fields,

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raising cattle and poultry

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Festivals: Festival before sowing seeds

Population: 1,260,000
Regions: Mekong Delta
Language: Mon- Khmer group
Productions: growing rice, making sugar,
raising cattle

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Festivals: Chaul Chnam Thmay

Greeting the Moon


HOMEWORK
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Learn new words by heart.
Write a passage (100-120 words) about a people you know